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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Wake Forest University
Babcock Graduate School of Management — Evening MBA Program - Charlotte

Sections:  Getting In  | Faculty/Academics | Next Step & Alumni Affairs


Address: One Morrocroft Centre
6805 Morrison Blvd. - Suite 150
Charlotte, NC 28211
E-Mail: clt.mba@mba.wfu.edu
Web site: http://www.mba.wfu.edu
Directions to school
 
Other programs:Evening MBA Program - Winston-Salem


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Aug. 26, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1987

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 554
Part-time MBA students 217
Distance-learning MBA students n/a
Full-time MBA students 226
Executive MBA students 111
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 0%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 24
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 24
 
Part-time program completion rate 95%
 
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? Yes

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? No



STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 16%
International students (1) n/a
Married students 66%

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students n/a
Asian-American students n/a
Hispanic-American students 4%
Native American students n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students 92%

(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country.


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 96
Range (middle 80%) 60 - 120
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 27 - 34

Salary
Average salary of entering students $74,000
Range (middle 80%) $53,000 - $85,000

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting 4%
Finance/Accounting 40%
General Management 8%
Human Resources 2%
Marketing/Sales 10%
Management Information Systems 20%
Operations/Logistics 12%
Other 4%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Government 0%
Manufacturing 28%
Non-Profit 2%
Services 68%
Other 2%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Bank of America 14
2. Wachovia 9
3. Duke Energy Corp. 4
4. Milliken & Company 3
5. BASF Corporation 3
6. Deere & Co. 2
7. TIAA-CREF 2
8. The Stanley Works 2


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $75
Application fee (nonresident): $75

71 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted n/a% (selectivity) of those applicants, and n/a% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed n/a applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
Required

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 100% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 100% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $51,000
Nonresident $51,000

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
n/a

Rolling admissions? Yes

2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
n/a

2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
n/a


FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   50%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   26%

Average financial aid package $20,027
Range (middle 80%) $16,000 - $25,500

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Scholarships are Merit-based

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs during the past 12 months 2
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) No
Maximum amount students can borrow
n/a
Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates $42,614

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.mba.wfu.edu


(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan


CONTACTS

Dean Ajay Patel
Hired as of Aug. 2003
 
Program director Dan Fogel, Faculty Director
 
Admissions director Leslye A. Gervasi
 
Financial aid director Donna Agee
 
Career services director Ned Tobey
 
Alumni relations director Melissa Combes


 
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